Kazzazi, Mir Jalaleddin (born January 17th, 1948) man of letter, Shahnameh researcher, author, translator, and university professor
The Days of Childhood
He was born in Kermanshah in a celebrated educated family. He passed the primary school in his birthplace in Alliance, the school which was established by the French Government and from those years he became familiar with the French language and literature then he entered the Razi high school and chose the natural branch to follow his father’s advice. His attachment to poetry and literature which was formed in him from very early days, rooted deeper by the encouragement of his teacher and then he was matriculated as a university student in the Faculty of literature and Human Science of Tehran University. He was graduated from university with a bachelor in 1972 and then he followed his studies in the same field for receiving his M.A. grade and at length in 1991 he defended his Ph.D. dissertation under the title of “The Study on the in Shahnameh Hero’s Temperaments” under the supervision of Dr. Hakemi as a guide, Dr. Mosaffa, and Dr. Tajlil as advisors. The dissertation was later published under the title of “Dream, Epic and Myth”.
Professional Activities
Mir Jalaleddin Kazazi after receiving his Ph.D. Degree started to teach Persian language and literature in the Razi University of Kermanshah and then by the suggestion of Dr. Mehdi Moohaqeq he started to teach in the Damavand College and by the formation of the University of Allameh Tabatabai, he was invited as a member of the scientific board and from then on beside teaching he started to work as a researcher, author, translator of literary works and poet. He wrote his poems under the pen name of Zurvan. He also possesses the precious experience of teaching Iran studies and Persian literature in Spain within the years of 1997 to 2000.
Heretofore Kazazi has published more than a hundred books and many articles which are published in domestic and foreign journals and some of them have appeared in the collected essays of the literary congregations.
Personal life
His wife is lady Simin Dokht Didehdar and they together have four offspring who are named Amir Sadreddin, Amir Roham, Setti Anahit, and Setti Mandana.
Works
Authorships
1. From Another Type, 1989
2. The Pearl of Dari’s Sea, 1989
3. The Morning Feature
4. The Aesthetics of Persian Speech, 1989
5. The Green Boundless; poems, 1990
6. The Mazes of Mystery, 1991
7. Dream, Epic and Myth, 1993
8. A Study on the Root of the Word of Tarjamani (translation) under the title of Trajamani and Tarzabai, 1995
9. The Monastery of Magis, 1979
10. The Pious and the Christian, 1997
11. The Tender Silk of Imagination, 1997
12. The Small House of Voice and Color, 1997
13. The Jesus Needle, 1997
14. A Glance at the Kazazi’s Works and Life, 1998
15. Advice and Adjoin, 1999
16. An Interpretation of Khaqani’s Book of Poetry Complications, 1999
17. The Letter of the Ancient, 2000, 2008
18. Water and Mirror, 2005
19. A Hurricane from a Corner, 2007
20. The Drunkards’ Chants, poems, 2008
21. The Father of Iran: A Story on the Basis of the Life of Cyrus, the Great, 2013
22. The Book of Wisdom and Justice, 2014
23. Kermanshah, The Wonderful Town of the Month, a preface, 2017
24. The Charming Stories, 2020
25. A Moment Free from Self, with Self, 2020
26. The Book of War for Emancipation, 2020
27. Wonderful and Wonderment
28. The Citrus Garden of Unconsciousness
29. From Spark to Star
30. Wrath in the Eye
31. In The Sphere of Soul
32. The Dictionary of Theories and Literary Criticism
33. The Son of Iran: A Story on The Basis of Ferdwsi’s Life
34. The Iran Prophet: A Story on the Basis of Zoroaster Life
35. The Light and the Sight of Spring; poems
36. From the Slit of Mistry, the poems
37. At The Threshold of the Heaven, the poems
38. In The Curve of Firmament; poems
39. A Voice from the Profundity; The interview of Mohammad Reza Ershad with Dr. Kazazi on the issue of phenomenology in Persian Language
Books of Travel
• The Days of Catalonia
• Visiting the Dragon
• From the New Delhi to Old Athens
• The Travel Book of New York
• In the Land of the Shadows